Guides Queensland Act 1970 (Qld)

Guides Queensland Act 1970

An Act to incorporate the State Council of Guides Queensland, to confer on the body corporate certain powers, authorities, duties and functions, and for purposes connected therewith

Preamble Whereas the Girl Guides Association was duly incorporated in the United Kingdom by Royal Charter dated 14 December 1922, which Charter has been confirmed and supplemented by a further Royal Charter dated 29 September 1949. And whereas the Association has under the said Royal Charters power among other things to form councils, committees, and local branches in all parts of Her Majesty's Dominions and elsewhere. And whereas by the by-laws of the Association in force under and by virtue of the said Royal Charters the management of the business of the Association is vested in the committee thereof with power, among other things, to appoint and establish such councils, committees, and local branches for the management of the Association's affairs in any particular part of the United Kingdom or of the overseas dominions or elsewhere as might be thought fit and to delegate to any such council, committee, or branch all or any of the powers of the Committee of the Association with or without powers of subdelegation. And whereas pursuant to the powers and authorities granted by the said Royal Charters there exists in Queensland a branch of the Association known as the Girl Guides Association (Queensland, Australia), with a constitution adopted pursuant to the said Royal Charters and by-laws of the Association. And whereas it is expedient to provide for the incorporation of the State Council of the said State branch by the name of the 'Girl Guides Association (Queensland, Australia)' and for conferring and imposing upon the corporation the powers, authorities, duties, functions, rights and liabilities mentioned in this Act and for vesting in it certain property of the Association and to provide for the management of that property, and to make further provision as enacted in this Act.